Petula Clark
Petula Clark - Down Town songtekst
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In 1964 geschreven door Tony Hatch (Sugar and spice, theme from Neighbours, Where are you now) en origineel opgenomen door Petula Clark. Het idee van het nummer kwam in New York waar Tony Hatch verbleef in een hotel bij Central Park. Het nummer won een Grammy Award als beste Rock and Roll Song in 1965. Hiermee was Petula Clark de eerste zanger uit Engeland die een Grammy Award won. Voor Petula Clark was het eindelijk de doorbraak in de VS. Ze was al een grote naam in Engeland, zowel als zangeres en als televisiefiguur. Ze kwam als Engelse zangeres op 1 terecht, wat sinds 1955 niet meer gebeurd was. Te bedenken dat de Britse invasie met The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks ea nog moest komen. Leuk om weten is dat 'Downtown' in Amerika verwijst naar het centrum van de stad en in Engeland de betekenis heeft van de zogezegd sociale wijken in de stadskern. De Britse Tony Hatch gebruikte de Amerikaanse betekenis in zijn lied. Petula Clark zong het lied opnieuw in voor het album 'Lost in you' uit 2013 op 80-jarige leeftijd.
When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go down town. When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know - down town. Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city, linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty. How can you lose? The lights are much brighter, there you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares. So go down town. Things'll be great when you're down town. No fin~er place for sure down town. Everything's waiting for you down town. Don't hang around and let your problems surround you, there are movie shows down town. Maybe you know some little places to go where they never close down town. Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova. You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over happy again. The lights are much brighter, there you can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares. So go down town. Where all the lights are bright down town. Waiting for you tonight down town. You're gonna be alright now down town. When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always go down town. When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know - down town. And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you, someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to guide them along. So maybe I'll see you. There we can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares. So go down town. Things'll be great when you're down town. Don't wait a minute more down town. Everything's waiting for you down town. Down town, down town, down town, down town, Down town, down town, down town, down town,...